 Whaling from the Harbours of Banks Peninsula appears to have been pioneered in 1835 by two Weller ships.In that year, the "Lucy Ann", after whaling from Port Cooper, left for Sydney on 22 September with 90 tons of oil.After 1835, Port Cooper and Akaroa were visited by considerable numbers of whaling ships, and Banks Peninsula rated second only to Cloudy Bay as a whaling base.